https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-camp-grant-what-you-need-know-0

Join us to learn more about ACA's Lilly Endowment Inc. Character at Camp Initiative. This webinar will talk about next steps in this initiative and grant process and how it might apply to you. You...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/directions-youth-development-outcomes-camp-experience

Research done to determine the outcomes of the camp experience as expressed by parents and children.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-new-york-new-jersey-2024-day-camp-conference

Join the ACA, New York & New Jersey for the 2024 Ben Appelbaum Day Camp Conference hosted by Camp Riverbend in Warren, NJ. Going back to our roots, the conference this year will focus on touring...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships

A multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/celebrating-camp-counselors-heartbeat-summer-magic

Celebrate Camp Counselor Appreciation Day on July 12.

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/membership/free-membership

Join now and use the promo code "ACAFREE" at checkout.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/new-geographic-demographic-day-camps-hiring-staff-outside-your-area-code

If you’re responsible for hiring staff to work at day camp, you may be summing up today’s to-do list in one short phrase: Find more people! Far from being the second choice for those who don’t...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2025-aca-national-conference

Join us for the 2025 ACA National Conference, February 18-21, 2025, in Dallas, TX. Four-plus packed days of quality education, social and issues-based networking, professional trade-show access...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs

Martinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...